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10-03-2020, 06:41 PM
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Are all Cat motors the same yellow?
I ask as I bought touch up paint based on the CAT paint codes...
The paint I got looks like CAT yellow I see in pics... but my motor looks more like a yellow/tan color... not a bright yellow... More tan...
It’s a 3126, 2000 year...
Did these things come in different shades?
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10-03-2020, 07:18 PM
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Probably just a little faded and cooked from engine heat
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10-03-2020, 07:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JNSNWT
Probably just a little faded and cooked from engine heat
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That’s what I thought...oddly fan drive and transmission same color... will post pics tomorrow...
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10-03-2020, 08:09 PM
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Heat will darken the yellow. Saying that there was a different caterpillar yellow 30yearish ago, but has been the same color sense then. Used to be called Marigold yellow not sure now. Safe Travels
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10-04-2020, 07:44 AM
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Thanks guys...
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10-04-2020, 08:01 AM
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There is two CAT colours, but the older one is way before 2000's. It was used on older CAT equipment and was a pailer yellow.
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10-04-2020, 02:13 PM
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Cat colors. The one circled is the correct color for my 2005 C13.
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10-04-2020, 02:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CountryB
Cat colors. The one circled is the correct color for my 2005 C13.
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The circled color looks like the tan I was referring too... mine looks more like that color I think... the motors I see pics of seem more bright yellow...
The paint I got looks more like the yellow to the left of it...
Not the end of the world. Just plan to paint the valve cover and oil pan...
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10-05-2020, 05:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bpu699
The circled color looks like the tan I was referring too... mine looks more like that color I think... the motors I see pics of seem more bright yellow...
The paint I got looks more like the yellow to the left of it...
Not the end of the world. Just plan to paint the valve cover and oil pan...
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It looks a little "tan" in the photo, but comes out of the can more yellow. Here's a photo of some touch up I did on my engine. The touch up matches the factory paint color.
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10-25-2020, 04:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bpu699
I ask as I bought touch up paint based on the CAT paint codes...
The paint I got looks like CAT yellow I see in pics... but my motor looks more like a yellow/tan color... not a bright yellow... More tan...
It’s a 3126, 2000 year...
Did these things come in different shades?
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Yes. In 1988 or 89 they changed from a brighter yellow to a browner yellow. They also changed the corporate logo from the Pac-Man C to the yellow diamond at this time. Dealers probably stock both colors.
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10-25-2020, 07:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by charldk
Yes. In 1988 or 89 they changed from a brighter yellow to a browner yellow. They also changed the corporate logo from the Pac-Man C to the yellow diamond at this time. Dealers probably stock both colors.
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Oh well, too late... this falls under the category of “close enough”  ...
Paint is primarily for the oil pan and valve cover...
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